Insole.



R. FLYTE.

INSOLB. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 31, 1911.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

UNITED STATES.

RICHARD FLYTE, OF SAISOP, WASHINGTON.

INSOLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 27,1912.

Application filed January 31, 1911. Serial No. 605,673.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD FLYTn, a.

oitizenof the United States, residing at Satsop, in the county of Chehalis and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insoles,

which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to i'nsolesl for shoes and like articles of foot wear, and has for its primary object to provlde an 1n-.

sole formed with a tab or finger piece by means of which it can be readily withdrawn from the shoe without ditliculty when desired. v A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which is simple and inexpensive in its construction, which willnot materially increase the cost of manufacturing the insoles, and which will eliminate the difiiculty frequently ex erienced in taking them out of the shoes.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel arrangements and combinations of the parts, all as will be more clearly pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an insole constructed in accordance with the present invention and provided with a finger tab, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through one end of the invention, Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a modification, Fig. 4 is a detail view of the spring member, and Fig. 5 is a plan view of a portion of the insole with the tab and spring member removed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the figures of the drawing by the same reference characters.

Specifically describing the embodiment of the invention illustrated by Fig. 1, the numeral 1 designates the insole, which may be of any conventional construction, and 2 a finger tab which is secured to the heel end of the insole in some suitable manner as by means of the stitching 3. This finger tab is formed of some thin and soft material such as leather, and may have an opening 4: therein to facilitate grasping with the fingers. The tab normally rests flat upon a the insole so as not to interfere in any manner with the usual use thereof, and when it is, desired to withdraw the insole from the 1 shoe, it is merely necessary to grasp. the tab 2 with the fingers and pull upwardly tthe'reon. Fig. 2 shows a recess 5 in the upper surface of the insole to receive the finger tab 2, the said finger tab being secured in position by means of the stitching 3 WVith this construction the upper surface of the j insole would be perfectly flat, and there ,would be no projections to hurt the feet or Iwear holes in the hosiery.

A. modification is shown in Figs. 3, 4c and 5, in which the insole is recessed at 5 to receive the finger tab 2 the said finger tab.

being held in position by means of the stitching 3". A U shaped spring 6 is arranged under the tab and normally tends to hold the free end of the tab elevated slightly above the insole so that it can be readily grasped by the fingers should it be desired to remove the insole from the shoe. However, when the insole is in position, the pressure of the foot upon the tab would overcome the action of the spring and push the tab down into the recess 5 so that the upper surface of the tab would be flush with the top of the insole. The bottom of the recess 5 is formed with a suitable depression 7 to receive the spring 6 when the latter is forced down by the pressure of the foot, and the extremities of the U shaped spring 6 are pointed and embedded in the cork body of the insole at one end of the recess 5 It will also be observed that the arms of the spring are looped at 8, the said looped portions being designed to be engaged by the stitching 3 so that there will be no danger of the spring being pulled out of position.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that I have provided a novel form of insole constructed with a tab by means of which it can readily be withdrawn from the shoe, it being immaterial how the tab be secured to the insole.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination of a removable insole for articles of foot wear, a flexible finger tab having one end thereof secured to the removable insole, the said finger tab being when in" use, and a spring arranged under the free end of the finger tab and tending to move the same away from the insole sothat the finger tab can be readily grasped when it is desired to Withdraw the insole from the shoe, v

2. The combination of a removable insole formed with a recess in the upper surface thereof, a finger tab secured to the ,insole and adapted to fit Within the said recess so that the top of the tab is flush with the top of the insole, and a spring arranged under the tab, the said spring tending to cause an end of the tab to project above the insole so that it can be readily grasped when it is desired to removethe insole from the shoe. 3. The combination of a removable insole formed with a recess in the upper surface thereof, and a finger tab secured to the insole and adapted to fit within the said recess so that the top of the tab is flush with the top of the insole.

4. The combination of an insole provided with a recess, a finger tab adapted to fit Within the recess, stitching securing one end of the finger tab to the insole, and a U shaped spring arranged under the tab for holding the free end of the tab away from the insole, the ends of the spring being embedded in the body portion of the insole and the arms of the said spring being looped to engage the stitching.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature witnesses.

in presence of two RICHARD FLYTE.

Witnesses:

VERNON MOMANEMY, W. E. JOHNSON.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five eents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

